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Boy arrested after attempted rape of girl, 8, in Manchester Boy arrested after attempted rape of girl, 8, in Manchester
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A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in a park.A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in a park.
Police were called to Nuthurst Park in Moston, Manchester, just before 18:55pm BST on Saturday. Police were called to Nuthurst Park in Moston, Manchester, just before 18:55 BST on Saturday.
Greater Manchester Police said officers responded to reports of a girl being raped and the offender being chased off by members of the public.Greater Manchester Police said officers responded to reports of a girl being raped and the offender being chased off by members of the public.
A boy, believed to be 14 or 15, was arrested in a nearby shop and is being held for questioning.A boy, believed to be 14 or 15, was arrested in a nearby shop and is being held for questioning.
The victim is being provided with support from specially-trained officers.The victim is being provided with support from specially-trained officers.
Insp Dave Whelan said: "I know this incident has understandably caused a lot of unrest in the local community, particularly among those who were in the nearby area at the time, but I want to assure everybody that we have launched a full investigation.Insp Dave Whelan said: "I know this incident has understandably caused a lot of unrest in the local community, particularly among those who were in the nearby area at the time, but I want to assure everybody that we have launched a full investigation.
"We treat all reports like this with the utmost seriousness and as such officers swiftly attended the scene and arrested a teenage boy within 16 minutes of the initial call coming in.""We treat all reports like this with the utmost seriousness and as such officers swiftly attended the scene and arrested a teenage boy within 16 minutes of the initial call coming in."